Not another wheel post (just kidding).
I actually built this yesterday, but didn't have time to write about it until now.
A customer brought me a wheel built with a Mavic Reflex Rim.
The hub is a 105 with 32 holes, and the spokes are Competition.
Both front and rear are built in the 6x6 Italian lacing pattern.
The tension isn't super tight, but it's not excessively loose either.
It's just a straightforward, ordinary build.
The customer wanted me to rebuild it with a Tradizione hub, but the rear hub on the 105 was disassembled in a strange state, so
While there was still spoke tension on the hub flanges, I reassembled it and adjusted the bearing play.
The front wheel is complete.
32 holes, CX-RAY spokes, 6x6 Italian lacing pattern.
When someone uses a silver hub like this, it's usually for aesthetic reasons, so
I asked the customer about their frame, and
sure enough, it was a slim steel frame, so
I built it tangent laced.
When you want to build a wheel with silver rim, silver spokes, silver nipples, and silver hub, there really aren't many good options.
If budget allows, something like a Chris King would be nice.
The hub logo is subtle, but it's definitely there, so I have to pay attention.
The reason I pay attention is because I want the hub orientation visible through the valve hole to be positioned here,
so this is really more of a builder's concern than a rider's concern.
The rear wheel is done.
Semi-Competition laced, 1.4mm/1.6mm spokes, with twist nipples.
If I'd written this up yesterday, I probably would have said "I'll finish the twist nipples later."
Equal flange diameter on both sides, and the non-freewheel side flange is fairly large, so
I thought I could do 8-cross lacing without worrying about spoke overlap, but
the rim height is fairly low, so I couldn't get the spoke length needed and had to stick with 6-cross.
I actually built this yesterday, but didn't have time to write about it until now.
A customer brought me a wheel built with a Mavic Reflex Rim.
The hub is a 105 with 32 holes, and the spokes are Competition.
Both front and rear are built in the 6x6 Italian lacing pattern.
The tension isn't super tight, but it's not excessively loose either.
It's just a straightforward, ordinary build.
The customer wanted me to rebuild it with a Tradizione hub, but the rear hub on the 105 was disassembled in a strange state, so
While there was still spoke tension on the hub flanges, I reassembled it and adjusted the bearing play.
The front wheel is complete.
32 holes, CX-RAY spokes, 6x6 Italian lacing pattern.
When someone uses a silver hub like this, it's usually for aesthetic reasons, so
I asked the customer about their frame, and
sure enough, it was a slim steel frame, so
I built it tangent laced.
When you want to build a wheel with silver rim, silver spokes, silver nipples, and silver hub, there really aren't many good options.
If budget allows, something like a Chris King would be nice.
The hub logo is subtle, but it's definitely there, so I have to pay attention.
The reason I pay attention is because I want the hub orientation visible through the valve hole to be positioned here,
so this is really more of a builder's concern than a rider's concern.
The rear wheel is done.
Semi-Competition laced, 1.4mm/1.6mm spokes, with twist nipples.
If I'd written this up yesterday, I probably would have said "I'll finish the twist nipples later."
Equal flange diameter on both sides, and the non-freewheel side flange is fairly large, so
I thought I could do 8-cross lacing without worrying about spoke overlap, but
the rim height is fairly low, so I couldn't get the spoke length needed and had to stick with 6-cross.